“The Verkhovna Rada withdrew from the agenda of the bill No. 10311, which allows the National Guard to use firearms and tear gas against civilians during mass riots. Source: Member of Parliament Yaroslav Zheleznyak, Chairman of the Board of the Center for Anti -Corruption Vitaliy Shabunin Details: According to Shabunin, the Ministry of Internal Affairs could not reasonably refute the criticism of the CPC against the document.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: People’s Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak, Chairman of the Board of the Center for Anti -Corruption Vitaliy Shabunin
Details: According to Shabunin, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was unable to reasonably refute the criticism of the CPC against the document. He noted that the provisions that actually expanded the possibilities of security officers in counteracting protests, the Ministry of Internal Affairs provided as “streamlining the rights of the National Guards.”
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Shabunin also stressed that the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not explain how the fight against mass protests helps in counteracting sabotage and intelligence groups (DRG), which was the official justification of the need to adopt this bill.
People’s Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak confirmed that the bill was removed from consideration, declaring it unfair.
The direct language of Zheleznyak: “I do not believe in conspiracy. Frankly, everyone was normally understood that we need to refine. I do not think that we will accept in this convening. At least not in such a version.”
That preceded:
- Earlier, the NGO “Center for Combating Corruption” drew attention to the fact that the Verkhovna Rada law enforcement committee supported a bill that allows the National Guard to use firearms and tear gas against civilians during mass riots.
- The CPC was warned that part of the new powers of the National Guard in the Bill – “is not related to the effective protection of the state, but only gives the power to disperses rallies in the style of the liquidated unit” Berkut “.
- The Ministry of Internal Affairs noted that the proposed changes do not extend the powers of the National Guard, but only order them, but on the use of rubber sticks, electric shops and means of forced stopping of transport, the Guards could still use them. This resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of December 20, 2017 No. 1024 “On Approval of the List and Rules of Application of Special Means by the National Guard by the National Guard during the execution of official tasks” was allowed by the Cabinet of Ministers.